Sermon Title:
"Why Sit We Here Until We Die? — A Call to Spiritual Hunger and the Holy Spirit’s Outpouring"
Text: 2 Kings 7:3-11 (Key Text: v.3-4)
Theme: God meets those who are desperate for Him. Spiritual stagnation is death; hunger for God draws us into His provision.
I. The Picture of a Starving City (2 Kings 6:24-33)
A. Spiritual Famine in the Land
- Samaria represents churches, nations, and hearts under siege of worldliness, sin, and spiritual dryness.
- Amos 8:11 — “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread… but of hearing the words of the LORD.”
B. A People Dying Spiritually
- In crisis, people turn on God and His prophets.
- The modern church often blames others while neglecting its spiritual hunger.
II. The Four Lepers: A Type of the Spiritually Hungry (2 Kings 7:3-4)
A. The Outcasts of Society
- Lepers were cut off, but hunger made them desperate.
- Represents those dissatisfied with dead religion and superficial faith.
B. A Defining Question:
- “Why sit we here until we die?” — a spiritual awakening moment.
- Spiritual complacency is death (Revelation 3:1 — “thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead”).
C. Three Choices (Spiritual Parallels):
- Stay in religious tradition (die spiritually).
- Go back to old habits, empty religion (die anyway).
- Step out toward the unknown — hunger for God’s presence, even at personal risk.
Matthew 5:6 — “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”
III. The Bold Move Toward the Outpouring (2 Kings 7:5-8)
A. God Honors Desperate Hunger
- As they moved, God moved ahead of them (2 Kings 7:6).
- When believers pursue the Holy Spirit, God clears the enemy’s camp (Acts 2:1-4).
B. They Found More Than Expected
- Not just survival, but abundance — a picture of the Holy Spirit’s overflow (John 7:37-39).
IV. The Conviction to Share the Overflow (2 Kings 7:9-11)
A. From Self-Preservation to Evangelistic Fire
- “We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace...”
- A Spirit-filled church cannot hoard the presence of God.
B. The Revival Principle:
- Those hungry enough to seek God will become the ones to revive a dying city (Acts 8:4-8).
V. God’s Promise Is Always Fulfilled (2 Kings 7:16-20)
A. Elisha’s Prophecy Realized
- The abundance prophesied comes to pass — symbolizing God’s promise to pour out His Spirit in the last days (Joel 2:28-29, Acts 2:17-18).
B. The Warning to the Doubter
- The officer saw but didn’t taste. Many today watch revival but never enter in due to unbelief (Hebrews 3:19).
Conclusion: A Call to Hunger
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Where are you sitting?
At the gate of your old life? In religious formality? Or moving toward the unknown of Holy Spirit encounter? -
Your hunger will move you.
The question is, toward what? Toward death or toward God’s outpouring?
Isaiah 55:1 — “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters...”
Altar Call / Closing Appeal:
“If you’re hungry for a fresh move of God… if your soul is tired of sitting where you are… tonight is your night to rise up. Don’t die in your famine — move toward His presence.”
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